2015 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Award Nominees

TobiSGD · 12-18-2015, 08:48 AM

Virtualization/Container Product of the Year:
Please add systemd-nspawn

X Terminal Emulator of the Year:
stjm-terminal is searching for a maintainer for over a year now, the project is essentially dead.
Please add st.

ReaperX7 · 12-18-2015, 10:00 AM

Jeremy, don't forget "portage" for Package Managers. There's also pkgutils as well.

Keith Hedger · 12-18-2015, 10:52 AM

I think Linux From Scratch should be added to the desktop distribution of the year, I know it's not a conventional distro but it should be in there somewhere.

jeremy · 12-18-2015, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TobiSGD

X Terminal Emulator of the Year:
stjm-terminal is searching for a maintainer for over a year now, the project is essentially dead.
Please add st.

st has been added.

--jeremy

jeremy · 12-18-2015, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReaperX7

Jeremy, don't forget "portage" for Package Managers. There's also pkgutils as well.

Portage has been added.

--jeremy

normanlinux · 12-19-2015, 06:53 AM

Pacman, of course, but what about yaourt which sits on top, seamlessly integrates AUR and runs as normal user with sudo requests as needed?

jeremy · 12-19-2015, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by normanlinux

Pacman, of course, but what about yaourt which sits on top, seamlessly integrates AUR and runs as normal user with sudo requests as needed?

Only actual Package Managers are eligible for the category.

--jeremy

ReaperX7 · 12-19-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Hedger

I think Linux From Scratch should be added to the desktop distribution of the year, I know it's not a conventional distro but it should be in there somewhere.

I second the motion for B/LFS to be added. It's unconventional but still it's worth a nomination, as is VoidLinux.

travis82 · 12-21-2015, 05:21 AM

Seems that mepis is not active anymore, I suggest replacing it with MX.

http://www.mepiscommunity.org/mx

Also, Some distro specific desktops like pantheon, budgie and deepin can be added to best desktop of the year category.

jeremy · 12-21-2015, 09:41 AM

MX Linux, Budgie, Pantheon and Deepin Desktop Environment have been added.

--jeremy

jeremy · 12-21-2015, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by anticapitalista

3. Remove the desktop environment window managers from the Window Manager of the Year
ie do not include Compiz KWin Marco Muffin Mutter since they are not stand alone wms or nobody actually uses them as such unlike all the other in the poll.

I'm still interested in feedback on this suggestion.

--jeremy

jeremy · 12-28-2015, 12:10 PM

Voting will open very soon. If you have any last minute suggestions, corrections or comments please post them ASAP.

--jeremy

Captain Pinkeye · 12-28-2015, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremy

antiX
Arch
BunsenLabs
Calculate

...

Ubuntu
Zorin OS

Would be nice to see Point Linux.
Also, MEPIS didn't have any release for years, and since the community-continuation MX Linux is nominee on its own, MEPIS should be deleted.
IMO any distro that didn't have a proper release in 2015 should be discarded. Yes, Slackware too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremy

Dragon Player
...
mplayer
mplayer2
mpv
...
xine

I always liked SMPlayer but never really cared what its backend is. I know you can run Mplayer directly but i think this should be addressed somehow.

sunny51 · 12-28-2015, 04:28 PM

I don't see where to vote. I would vote for the new MX-15 as the best desktop distribution.
Just released 12 24 2015

Keith Hedger · 12-28-2015, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sunny51

I don't see where to vote. I would vote for the new MX-15 as the best desktop distribution.
Just released 12 24 2015

The actual threads for voting will be posted later these are just thoughts, suggestions and nominations, be patient